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A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.

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  1. n. A word/verbal">verbal or word/acted">acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
  2. n. a word word/acted">acted out in an episode of the game of charades
  3. n. making a false outward show
  4. A word/verbal">verbal or word/acted">acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations.
  5. A word/verbal">verbal or word/acted">acted enigma based upon a word which has two ormore significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as theword itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions orrepresentations.
  6. n:100 n. a word word/acted">acted out in an episode of the game of charades